killed during the shooting in new mexico. the city 10 miles south of mcallen texas along the river has long been plagued by tar tell violence. the mayor elect of mcallen, texas, is he republican and won not too long ago he joins us live. good morning mayor elect. good morning. xavier, this is pretty scary what happened there saturday gunmen in vehicles killed 15 people including taxi drivers, workers, and a nursing student as well. what do we know about what happened over there? well, that that something that doesn t happen and hasn t happen in a while. 19 dead. 15 innocent bystanders. what s going on now is kind of a blur. we are not sure definitely cartels whether they are fighting for drug route or immigration route is what need to be looked into. steve: xavier, will president of
we do take an oath to protect our nation and those who we serve. reporter: now, ana, that area in particular where this happened is part of a, well known drug route and well-known to border force agents who patrol it all the time. people do try to take smuggle people or drugs going on that route. i asked agent cordero in that part of texas which is about an hour and a half where we are in el paso should be concerned and he said they had nothing to worry about. scott mcclain in el paso, texas for us. still ahead here.
this is lee catalina. i will be trying to figure out why the end of the world will have to take place in u.s. standard time. and spending the day boogie boarding the morganza flood gates and then camping out in the swamp. well, i asked and you delivered in tweeterdom. happening right now in oklahoma, a manhunt is under way for two men wanted for shooting an off duty sheriff s deputy. he was working as a security guard in a restaurant and was walking to a bank when ehe was shot in the head. the shooting was caught on videotape. the dipty is listed in critical condition. and police in mexico have arrested the alleged leader of one of the most notorious drug rings. they say he operated a drug route between mexico and the u.s. i talked to a former dea agent who says this arrest is a big deal. this is major. you have to remember that this was this gang was responsible for a large shipment over a long period of time, over ten years that were coming from mexico to the united
though there is a volcano erupting under iceland s biggest glacier. we re talking about the rapture in just a few minutes with steven baldwin. you don t want to miss that. in syria, the brutal crack down is far from over. a witness tells cnn that four people were killed today after a funeral march in the city of homs. the same city was torn apart by violence friday. today s assault came as people were leaving a cemetery after burying victims of that bloodshed. the syrian government has forbidden cnn from reporting in the country, so we are unable to confirm these reports independently. tens of thousands of spaniards defied their government and protested for a seventh straight day on the eve of the regional elections there. the demonstrators are upset over the country s 21% unemployment rate. the government made no move to clear them out, despite a court-approved ban on demonstrations the day before an election. sunday spanish voters will elect mayors along with several